The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-04-19
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Mr.. W. L. HuShes Pleasant Esper,epc, n,
tho Golden Gate.
Last evening one Of the lNrELLlcrycrr,s
force had tho pleasure Of listening To Mr.
W. f. Hughes, OF the Wholesale boot and
shoe firm Of Vance, Hughes & Co., who
returned lest week from an extensive trim
through the famed State OF California and
the interesting country one finds an ronto
to tho Pacific coast. MIR. Hughes was o reIs.
ting come OF his experiences and obssrrs-
tions. lie and Mrs. Hughes were memhsrs
OF one Of Raymond's delightful exe1Ision
parties; they left Cincinnati Jannsrv 10
and Tor nearly three months had n vlo,;ors
time oi It sightseeing. Mr.. Hughes made
the trip Tor the purpose Of SECURING neeJ.
ed rest from business cares, and for Tho
purpose oil improving his health. R,,h
objects, his friends will be pIensed tn
learn, were pleasantly attsined. M
hughes 10 keen observer, and posscssos
the happy faculty Of being able to TS tail ;n'
terestinHly OF what be observed. and to
hear him is TO be entertained,
lie was fortunate in bainp ess;o,od n
the car that WAS tho moat popular one NJ
the train, because it contained tt,e r,ost
genial people, whose company wns the
most sought by the other membera nj tho
party. Another pleasant feature wss that
nearly all the occupants of that rar ra'
manned together from tho frat To the las,
becoming almost like one fam;lv Tho;r ,
route lay ilrst southerly through Chatts.
nooga, Birmingham, New Orleans. Los
A,ngeios, etc, up through the Gslden
STATE and home via Salt Lake CITY. Like
all travellers from Wheeling, he eucount.
cred former Wheeling people and Wheel.
ing people on their travels at almost every
point. In these days it is almost inva|;s.
ply the case that TO be Wheelingite ia 10
be traveller. 10 "
Ihere was ono drawback to Tho. tr;n
and that was the rain, the season. beinr
late on the slope, From the list of Feb.
ruary the party MIR. Hughes was with on.
countered rain daily Tor nearly three
Weeks; this was, OF course, disapreeabIe
but they took things philosophics!ly. and
had q good time. ''iu
Every part OF California thst n,
hughes rleited ho found TO be boom;no.
everything was on the boom-real es;afe
and business OF all kinds. He nredicts
that While part OF these boon,s viii he
!aallhg, a large number will be badly
ollten; that i'll five years much cround
now selling at 30 much per front foot will
sell &c acreaSe. He says that ii hall tha
expectations OF large number of locsl;.
yes are realized it would seem that the
Eastern States would be sadly depopulated
ns result.
MIR. hughes WAS forcibly otruck with
the method Of the booming ont tbara.;,
is not in talk-it is in doing Thsra ia an.
terpriss, and push, and concerted action
he says that here in this State which
possesses aside from tho climate naarlv oil
the clements that make California sn r;ch Oh
anu such desirable locality, could
she same spirit Of push and enterprise be
ehown mere that ia developing California.
IN Short time West Virginia would
10 grldirooned with railroads. But that
push and enterprise, he says further.
Souid have TO be unfettered BY the sel'
nshneea and fault-tnding spirit that Mr.
hugnes thinks 10 81 often shown here
whenever any new enterprise is spoken of
1hs evils OF that questionable meaenre
the Interstate Commerce bill, arc severe.
!y lett IN California just as they are every.
where else. MIR. Hughes says that the
CaiitornIgns are loudly protesting apainst
the Dill and he would not be at Mi sny.
pfiseu 70 see an extra session OF Conoresa
called to repeal or greatly modify the nro.
Visions OF the bill; such action 10 he in ~
ssponse to laundering demand irom H..
West for relief from what is VOW Ao
very onerous law. II the law IL noe
repealed 1t ts bound to nrovo
y very crippling blow to all Of California,
industries. large amount OF cani,al bsa
recently been invested in orange groves m in
that Stale. and millions more Of csn;,cj ia :
waiting to be embarked in the ssme Iva
but the bill has called y halt. and un,as,
something is done to relieve the nrasan,
situation tho money invested dnes uo,
promise to yield much OF a rafrrn Tha %
Interstate bill abolishes the iaS, trr;. ~.
tr"lns that used to pnt the oranres down
IN Chicago for almost wha. thov could
be purchased for at Riverside. the
great california orange centre, Ii not
only doss that, but it raises the cost NJ
BY rail go high that the
oranges will have to be transported by
Slips IN order that those handling them
may derive any profit; and ships mean
the use OF English bottoms-.his count,v
has not rot the shipe, and with things "a
they are now cannot 5uild them. Tfns II
is 10 be seen that the Interstate Gam.
merce bill may lead to lining tho pocksls
Of the English ship owner and buildsr
WIN good American money, IS il eeriousIy
lmpedos American trade snJ burJens
American capital. The iniqnitous nrovj.
'lons OF tho bill will not only affect tho
orange trade OF California, but ,hs CRANE,
wine, wool and other industries will re.
ceive hard blow.
The phenomenal growth OF Los Au.elos
Mr.. uughcs says is wonderful. lie iounJ
San Diego very interesting place and a
very enterrrising place, too. He mat #
lhore Rev. MIR. Griien, who usea 70
preach at New Cumberland. Fla want
West hoping to benefit the health Of HIM.
seit and vile, but he located too lar north
he went to San Diego on prospec,inS
tonr. lie got there Friday, preached in
nall on Sunday, WAS waited on by com.
mittee and a call extended on Monday
and inside Of ton dayp tho congregations
which h.a been worshipiur in = hail ha.
gan to build n church. That wan en.nr.
prise with vengenco. ~ '
y GIft for AL